ICH Publications
Masked Identities: Safeguarding India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
This volume looks at the current status of elements of intangible cultural heritage in India, nine years after ratifying the UNESCO Convention in 2003. An analysis of the pre-and-post UNESCO inscription has been conducted through case studies of UNESCO recognized masked theatre forms across four Asia-Pacific countries, deriving larger cross-cultural lessons for India. It includes detailed case studies of Kutiyattam and Chhau from India, Kabuki and Noh from Japan, Peking Opera and Kunqu from China, and the Balinese dance forms from Indonesia, along with their pictorial representations. The survey of the Chhau dance form was undertaken by the division for this publication.
Year of publication: 2012
Culinary Traditions of Medieval Karnataka: The Soopa Shastra of Mangarasa III
This publication presents traditional recipes from medieval Karnataka, and their origin. The ‘Soopa Shastra of Mangarasa III’, originally written in Kannada (and translated into English in the 20th century), dates back to the 15th-16th century. A historic treatise on food and drinks, the latest English version of this was edited by N.P. Bhatt (the then INTACH Convener of Dharwad Chapter) and Nerupama Modwel.
Year of publication: 2012
Fourth Pupul Jayakar Memorial Lecture: Cities and Political Power
This volume has INTACH’s Fourth Pupul Jayakar Memorial Lecture, ‘Cities and Political Power,’ by renowned architect, planner, activist, and theoretician, Charles Correa, a figure of decisive importance to architecture and urban planning in post-independent India.
Year of publication: 2012
Third Pupul Jayakar Memorial Lecture: Rethinking Heritage and Restoration: Discovering a Small Inheritance
This volume contains INTACH’s Third Pupul Jayakar Memorial Lecture, ‘Rethinking Heritage and Restoration: Discovering a Small Inheritance,’ by Deepak Nayyar, former Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University and a renowned economist, who took the initiative to restore the erstwhile Vice Regal Lodge in Delhi University from a neglected and dilapidated state to its original glory. These volumes (from the third lecture to the eighth) were brought out by the ICH division after it started organising INTACH’s annual Pupul Jayakar Lecture series in 2011.
Year of publication: 2011
Endangered Languages in India
This text is a collection of papers read at the international seminar on ‘Endangered Languages in India’ organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Division of INTACH in October 2009.
Year of publication: 2010
